The Ministry of Tourism amended its Regulation Governing Foreign Tourist Vessels Cruising and Harbouring in Maldivian Waters so that only 100 percent locally owned companies can act as agents for foreign tourist vessels, and introduced new daily passenger licence fees by vessel size plus a US$5 per-passenger charge.
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The Ministry amended its Regulation Governing Foreign Tourist Vessels Cruising and Harbouring in Maldivian Waters on Wednesday.
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While a passenger licence fee of US$700 per day had previously been charged for vessels between 76 metres and 100 metres in length, the amount has been reduced to US$650.
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While a passenger licence fee of US$700 per day had previously been charged for vessels between 76 metres and 100 metres in length, the amount has been reduced to US$650.
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An additional US$5 fee will be levied on a per-passenger basis, to be paid by the vessel, for every passenger onboard.
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The Ministry also made amendments to the Regulation on issuing passenger licenses to foreign tourist vessels.
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